Uni 8 Science and
technology
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LESSON 6: SKILLS 2

1

WARM-UP

NAME THE PICTURES

TYPES OF
ROBOTS

WARM-UP
DOCTOR ROBOT

BRAINSTORMING
WORKER
ROBOT

SPACE ROBOT

TEACHER ROBOT

HOME ROBOT

TYPES OF
ROBOTS

PRESENTATION

interact with (v)
/ˌɪntərˈækt wɪð/
Tương tác với

VOCABULARY

PRESENTATION

emotional (v)
/ɪˌməʊʃənl/
Thuộc tình cảm, dễ
cảm động

VOCABULARY

PRESENTATION

2 Listen and tick

I. LISTENING

the things that you think a robot teacher can do.

1. It can teach different subjects
2. It can mark students' work.
3. It can teach students how to
behave.

PRACTICE

3

I. LISTENING

Listen to the conversation and fill in each blank with ONE word.

Things a robot teacher can do

Things a robot teacher can't do

languages
- Speak many (1)___________
- Teach languages, (2)_______
maths

- Teach students how to
(4)________
behave
- Have emotional connections

and many subjects.
- (3) _________ with students

interact

with students.
- Solve (5)__________ between
students. problems

PRACTICE

3

I. LISTENING

Listen again and tick (v) T (True) or F(False)

STATEMENTS
1. Alias can do a Gangnam style dance.
2. Students can practise English with the robot in real time.
3. The robot feels tired when it repeats words.
4. The robot asks questions that are too difficult for students
to answer.
5. Robots can teach students how to behave correctly.

T

F

Tom: I heard that in Finland, a robot called Ellas can speak 23 languages. This
robot teaches many subjects like languages and maths to school students.
Lan: Wow! Can it interact with students?
Tom: Yes. Students can practise English with Ellas in real time. Ellas can even
do a Gangnam style dance for the students.
Lan: Sounds exciting. I think children would enjoy studying in a class with Elias.
Tom: Exactly! This robot is patient and doesn't feel tired repeating words. It can
also ask questions that are suitable for the students' level.
Lan: So students can answer questions which are not too difficult, and they
won't feel embarrassed when they make mistakes, right?
Tom: Definitely I think one day robot teachers will replace human teachers.
Lan: I don't think so. They can't teach students how to behave
Tom: Hmm...That's true. Also robots don't have emotional connections with
students like humans do.
Lan: One more thing is that robots can't solve problems between students...

PRODUCTION

II. WRITING

4 Work in pairs. Discuss if you agree or disagree that robots will soon
replace teachers at schools. Write the reasons in the table.

Agree

Disagree

1. Robots can better remember things
than teachers.
2. _____________________________
provides variety of educational
_____________________________
methods including interactive can
_____________________________
_____________________________
talk for a longer time and not feel
4. _____________________________
tired.
_____________________________
Robots can store more data and
____________________________
information and tell them to
students.

1. Robots can't understand students'
emotions.
2. ___________________________
Robots can't teach students how to
___________________________
behave well.
3. ____________________________
____________________________
Robots can't help solve problems
4. ____________________________
among students.
5. ____________________________
Robots can't motivate students.
____________________________
Robots don't have emotional
connections with students.

PRODUCTION

II. WRITING

5 Now write a paragraph (80-100 words) to express your opinion. Use
the notes in 4.

Start your paragraph as shown below:
I agree/ disagree that robot teachers will soon replace real
teachers at schools. First, they…………………………………………

PRODUCTION

II. WRITING

5 Now write a paragraph (80-100 words) to express your opinion. Use
the notes in 4.

I agree that robots will soon replace teachers at school. First, robot can
better remember things than teachers. For example, teachers sometimes
forget to mark the students' works, but robot teachers can remember it
well and finish doing the marking on time. Second, robots provides variety
of educational methods including interactive ones. This makes the pupils
focus more on the lesson and memorize it better. Finally, Robots can store
more data and information and tell them to students.
. Overall, I totally agree that robot will soon teach at school.

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 What a robot teacher can do and what it can't do.
 The reasons robot teachers can or can't replace teachers at
school.
 How to write a paragraph expressing opinions.

CONSOLIDATION

2

Homework

- Learn the new words by heart.
-

Rewrite the paragraph expressing opinions about whether a
robot teacher can(not) replace teachers at school.

- Do Exercise ………..page ……Unit 11/Workbook

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